Kenmore 625.38811 Water System User Manual


 
SECTION5 SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION
C. WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE
SERVICE CYCLE
To ValveOutlet
(soft water)
¢
bottom distributor _//
(hard water)
..top distributor
resin tank
POSITIOi_I
__"_x _SWITCH
Hard water enters the valve inlet port. Internal valve porting routes the water down and out the
top distributor, into the resin tank. Hard water is softened as it passes through the resin bed, then
enters the bottom distributor. Soft water flows back into the valve and out the valve outlet, to the
house soft water pipes.
FILL CYCLE
position switch valve sam
venturi \ _"
rotor & diss
fill flow
from Valve Inlet
plug (hard water)
fill water
(ao_ top distributor
To Valve Outlet . resin tank
(soft water) _
resin
bed 1
resin
bed
bottom distributor
POSITION
__SWITCH
"lb begin a regeneration, the electronic timer energizes the circuit to the valve motor. The valve
motor rotates the rotor and disc and the valve cam until the position switch lever drops, to open
the motor circuit and position the valve in FILL. As the rotor and disc rotates, the port opens for
SOFT water fill through the venturi. Fill flow continues to the brine valve, and into the salt storage
tank. Soft water is still available to the house lines.
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